What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[trebor8273]

Originally Posted by J Harker

My apologies. My original query was let us know what City of the Dead looks like. I've only seen it as Horror Hotel via one of those old super cheapo dvd sets. So it looks the business then?

Yes, miles better than the DVD. Also nice extras,a interview with Christopher Lee which I quickly glanced at, think i will watch it this weekend and watch the film again with the Lee commentary.

This is the DVD I had.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/DVD-Blu-r...ty+of+the+dead

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by trebor8273

Yes, miles better than the DVD. Also nice extras,a interview with Christopher Lee which I quickly glanced at, think i will watch it this weekend and watch the film again with the Lee commentary.

This is the DVD I had.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/DVD-Blu-r...ty+of+the+dead

Which dvd do you refer to?

The US image release looks superb and has extras.

[trebor8273]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Which dvd do you refer to?

The US image release looks superb and has extras.

The first one. I don't think it had any extras.

[Make Them Die Slowly]

T2. TRAINSPOTTING

A bit like an extended episode of Men Behaving Badly with less knob jokes and some surface attempt at depth.

I watched The World's End the same day which deals with similar themes, drug use, middle age and returning home. Whilst this may not be the bells and whistles film making of T2 it works much better on an emotional level and has kung fu robots.

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Which dvd do you refer to?

The US image release looks superb and has extras.

I have this

[trebor8273]

Originally Posted by J Harker

I have this

I had that as well, if I remember picture quality wasn't great.

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by trebor8273

I had that as well, if I remember picture quality wasn't great.

Its been a while but no i don't recall it being much good.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Longest Day (1962)

Five directors and 42 international stars along with a budget of approx $10m and it's all there on screen. Depicting the day leading up to and D-Day 6/6/1944, itself, The Longest Day is epic stuff. Even though it's a mammoth three hours in length it flies by and feels like a mere 90 minute movie.

If you haven't seen it seek it out. You'll learn something about the pivotal event that changed the course of the Second World War as well as seeing the likes of Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Sean Connery, Robert Ryan, Henry Fonda, Richard Burton and perhaps most importantly Richard Todd, who played Major John Howard, leader of the British airborne assault on the Pegasus Bridge. Todd took part in the real bridge assault on D-Day. He was offered the chance to play himself but took the part of Major Howard instead.

I don't do the stars thing for my longer reviews but in this case i will.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by J Harker

I have this

Originally Posted by trebor8273

I had that as well, if I remember picture quality wasn't great.

Yes that's the public domain release.

This is the US one i have.



It has the same extras as the Arrow release that's why i didn't bother with Arrows one. As i say it looks gorgeous anyway.

[trebor8273]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Yes that's the public domain release.

This is the US one i have.



It has the same extras as the Arrow release that's why i didn't bother with Arrows one. As i say it looks gorgeous anyway.

I did think it strange how they had a interview and a commentary with him.